I think Lord Acton's comments on the ability of power to corrupt is what's at work within the UN mindset.
Power without accountability is pretty much the definition of the way the UN operates. That's a recipe for abuse if there ever was one.
Can you imagine the power trip when high commissioner muckety-muck thinks he represents the will of the entire planet? Same with "peacekeepers." "We're here representing planet earth, and we're here to help." I can see how such an attitude could easily devolve into "we can do no wrong because we're so well-intentioned," and further into "our troops need a little R&R and these little girls are willing; we're feeding them aren't we?" All this can happen especially if there's nobody around to hold them accountable.
And because the organization is not accountable to even common sense, you end up with the worst human rights abusers on their Human Rights Commission, in addition to other scandals mentioned previously. That kind of lack of accountability has obviously filtered to every facet of this corrupt organization. And as Bolton recently learned, true reform of their corruption isn't possible because the henhouse is populated almost entirely by foxes.
And people wonder why we've withheld "our share" of the UN operating budget at different times.
Power without accountability is pretty much the definition of the way the UN operates. That's a recipe for abuse if there ever was one.
Can you imagine the power trip when high commissioner muckety-muck thinks he represents the will of the entire planet? Same with "peacekeepers." "We're here representing planet earth, and we're here to help." I can see how such an attitude could easily devolve into "we can do no wrong because we're so well-intentioned," and further into "our troops need a little R&R and these little girls are willing; we're feeding them aren't we?" All this can happen especially if there's nobody around to hold them accountable.
And because the organization is not accountable to even common sense, you end up with the worst human rights abusers on their Human Rights Commission, in addition to other scandals mentioned previously. That kind of lack of accountability has obviously filtered to every facet of this corrupt organization. And as Bolton recently learned, true reform of their corruption isn't possible because the henhouse is populated almost entirely by foxes.
And people wonder why we've withheld "our share" of the UN operating budget at different times.